11.06.2011
Can you identify this crane?
A reader has sent us a couple of photographs of an early truck mounted crane working in Philadelphia. Can you identify the crane and its manufacturer?
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An early crane owned byMcHugh Co of Philadelphia Who made it?
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Here is another view of the same crane
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Another response:
Hello Vertikal-Team,
your question for identification I would also answer as an BAY CITY Model 150. These cranes were made for U.S.ARMY in after war times in the late 1940s to the 1950s. Capacity was around 18 tons. Two of these units were used after Military service in Europe by COLONIA SPEZIALFAHRZEUGE of Cologne/Germany. Both got new longer booms and a fourth tag axle.
Pictures will be shown in a new book of COLONIA’s history:
www.colonia.info/tl_files/downloads/65JahreCOLONIASPEZIALFAHRZEUGE.pdf
Ed
Shawn Cochran
Bay City became part of American Hoist And Derrick. This is the reason that serial numbers on 11310's and 11320's end in "BC". Meaning that they were built at the Bay City plant.
Your probably right, Bay City was a 40 ton truck crane, I remember it was being built in Bay City, Michigan.
Bay City in about 60' to 70' was purchased my Manitowoc Engineering. Bay City did not last long with Manitowoc and shut down shorty after the acquisition.
If this is the 40 ton truck crane many of the machinery parts were the same on the Manitowoc 2900T.
Platou
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Some more feedback in :
Another reader has said: "I believe the crane in your photos to be a Bay City "Cranemobile" model. The Cranemobile name covered a range of models at the time of their manufacture. It looks like a 23 ton model. The fact that it is a 3 axle truck indicates lower capacity, I think the 40 ton and larger models were on a 4 axle carrier. I don't know if there was a model between the 23 and 40 tonners; if so, I would expect that a 3 axle mount in the time frame of your picture would be of no more than 30 tons capacity."
Ed
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The first response, from Mike - suggests that it is a 30 to 40 ton Bay City crane.
Ed